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33,000 denominations, Oy vey!

The 30,000 (or 33,000) Christian denominations often comes up in conversation with atheists as it did in the thread for “God or Godless and a Tippling Philosopher (Part 2)” when John Grove wrote: “The...

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How can Christianity be the only true religion?

I was asked to share my thoughts on this question today, though as you can probably guess I’ve heard this one before. People often leap to the task of answering a question like this without first...

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Do naturalists have more to lose? If not, why are they crucifying Thomas Nagel?

Matt DeStefano wrote a response to my article “Do atheists simply want to know the truth? Does anybody?” titled “Do Christians have more to lose?” Matt starts out agreeing with my observation that...

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Is Edward Snowden a traitor?

Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States? The United States government thinks so. Today Secretary of State John Kerry labelled him a “traitor to his country.” Really? Consider Jan. She is best...

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Do churches really care about truth?

“2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead....

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Loftus admits Boghossian doesn’t care about truth. I call that bogusian!

In the discussion thread to “John W. Loftus defends Peter Boghossian” Mr. Loftus provided yet another “defense” of A Manual for Creating Atheists. He writes: “Boghossian does indeed use rhetoric to his...

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Must you set aside your beliefs when addressing problems with them?

Yesterday in “Let’s talk about violence: Discussions on the Bible” I noted an upcoming church engagement I have addressing the problem of violence in the church and I noted more widely the importance...

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A Look at Fraternite’s Thesis

My essay “Is ‘God’s not Dead’ a modern classic?” elicited some interesting replies. Perhaps the most interesting (certainly the most robust) came from Fraternite. The core of his response is what I...

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1. The 59-Second Apologist: What is truth?

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72. You’re not as Crazy as I Think

Have you ever noticed how many crazy people there are out there? I’m not talking about folks who sport wild hair and a sandwich board that declares “The end is near”. I’m talking about those people...

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14. Is Allah the god of the Bible?

In this episode of the 59 Second Apologist we address the question of whether Allah is the god of the Bible. I begin by pointing out that this question is ambiguous. Next, I briefly summarize the...

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Does William Lane Craig care about the truth of Christianity?

Editor’s Note: Since this article was posted, Jeff Lowder sent me the following note via email: “I never thought that Craig doesn’t care about the truth. I was careless and sloppy when I said I agreed...

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Do some Christian apologists spin their academic credentials?

It’s a familiar charge: Christian apologists are accused of being dishonest, of spinning the facts to suit their purposes. While I find no evidence that apologists for Christianity are on the whole any...

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Gift Shop Wisdom

Today one of my students stumbled upon this quote attributed to Walt Whitman: This is a great example of “gift shop wisdom”, i.e. the kind of sloganeering which may not mean much, but despite, or...

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Politicians, fascists, and used car salesmen

In the last two days Donald Trump has “crossed a new line” by endorsing the suggestion of a reporter that the government should begin to compile lists of Muslims living in the United States. Here is a...

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Ted Cruz and Climate Change Denial

The documentary Merchants of Doubt provides an excellent primer explaining how spin doctors propagate misinformation. What is especially interesting is the close parallel between the methods of big...

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The Blustery Word Salad White Noise of Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager

I was sitting at my computer this afternoon with CNN playing in the background when Erin Burnett asked Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, why Trump retweeted a tweet questioning Marco...

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False Witness, Lies, Delusions, and Bullshit … and Why the Difference Matters

A couple days ago the New York Times published an opinion piece grandly titled “Trump’s Lies.” The article purports to chronicle  “nearly every outright lie he has told publicly since taking the oath...

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Genuine Inquiry vs. Partisan Advocacy: A Couple Comments

Jeff Lowder just wrote a helpful article in which he contrasts “genuine inquiry” vs. “partisan advocacy”. Jeff describes genuine inquiry as “reading opposing viewpoints, not with the goal of preparing...

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Ravi Zacharias: Apologist or Fabulist? An interview with Steve Baughman

Ravi Zacharias has long been recognized as one of the most respected of Christian apologists. For forty years he has been a fixture in the firmament of the apologetic pantheon, lecturing worldwide and...

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